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let me take a picture of what i was looking at form the guyu who told me
"Check to see if you have a tubing from wastegate to stock boost solenoid"

ok so connection #1 is attached to wastegate thingy.
#2 both T parts with the clamps are good to go. and the long one that goes to the Solenoid is all goo nothing is un plugged or anyting.
and #3 is plugged up to the turbo itself with a clamp.

Disconnect the boost hose from the wastegate actuator. Take it for a spin and see if you can hit high boost. Be careful as it may spike--do not drive like this for a prolonged period. Let us know what the results are.

Edit: And no...installing a MBC is not a fix for your problem. That is a band-aid that can cause damage in this situation.

if you disconnect the long hose from the BCS you should be running just the wastgate spring preasure, probably around 17 psi or so if that is the case then yes the BCS is bad or your wastgate itself could be bad too, I thought my issue was the BCS so I tried one that I knew worked (if you have a buddy with one that is good try it) but my issue ended up being the wastegate well the little nipple that the #1 hose connects to actually snapped off.

Like BenGSX said though check for cracks and the restrictor pill, I have also been told that the pill can sometimes get turned sideways or somethin and can cause issues like this too. you may just have cracks you just can't see.

Being an 04 it's gettin towards that time where your hoses are getting pretty hard and frail so they will start cracking here and there. Good Luck figuring it out!

ok so back from the zone. got some new hosery,replaced from waste actuator to the T section. yay for 8psi boost. so the long hose from the T clamp (#2 in my picture above.) looks as tho is is made up of 2 hoses. (see #4 in new picture) should i take that and just make it 1 solid hose? and in new picture #5 is where that restriction pill is right? is there any way to get that into a new hose or will i need to go to subaru for that?

ok so i replaced #5 hose scooted th epill back some and saw a whopping 10PSI!

now im on to my next ?

how exactly does one do that?
more specific, what do you mean by "Manually energize it open and close"

You need to provide it power from a 12VDC source. You can use the car battery and a couple wires or something like a small AC power adapter. I use one from a Linksys router. I cut the plug off so I just have two bare wires.

Removing the BCS from the bracket makes this a lot easier.

Another question. How long have you had this problem? This can be caused by incorrect wastegate actuator / pill setup when doing a turbo swap.

no its still the 04 tdo4 the guy i got it from was an older guy. did nothing to the car. like i said now that i replaced both them hoses i am at 10 psi now. so you think cleaning teh BCS would help me get to that missing 5PSI?

no its still the 04 tdo4 the guy i got it from was an older guy. did nothing to the car. like i said now that i replaced both them hoses i am at 10 psi now. so you think cleaning teh BCS would help me get to that missing 5PSI?

Yes, give it a try. You can spray some electrical cleaner through the tubes as you're cycling power. With no power applied you should not be able to blow through the BCS. With power applied you should be able to blow through it.